United States Michael Phelps competes in a men's 200-meter individual medley swimming semifinal at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)LONDON (AP) - Michael Phelps won the 200-meter individual medley Thursday for his first individual gold of the London Olympics.
The American clocked 1 minute, 54.27 seconds for his record 20th career Olympic medal and 16th gold.
Teammate Ryan Lochte touched in 1:54.90 to take the silver medal and Laszlo Cseh of Hungary was third in 1:56.22.